The Sound and the Fury: A Century of Music - Netflix

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Series on the revolution in 20th century music looks at the fragmented,
abstract and discordant sound taken up by radical composers such as
Schoenberg and Webern.

Type: Documentary

Languages: English

Status: Ended

Runtime: 60 minutes

Premier: 2013-02-12

The Sound and the Fury: A Century of Music - Absolution (album) - Netflix

Absolution is the third studio album by English rock band Muse. It was
released on 15 September 2003 in Japan, 22 September 2003 in the United
Kingdom by East West Records and Taste Media and 23 March 2004 in the
United States by Warner Bros. Records. The album followed up on Origin
of Symmetry's diverse musical tendencies and elaborate sound, while also
having a more focused and consistent theme and aesthetic throughout.
Absolution has a noticeably darker and heavier tone musically, with a
lyrical focus on theological and apocalyptic concepts. The album reached
number one on the UK Albums Chart. It also yielded the band's first top
10 single hit, with “Time Is Running Out” peaking at number 8 on the UK
Singles Chart. In 2009, it was voted by Kerrang! as the second-best
album of the 21st century thus far.

The Sound and the Fury: A Century of Music - Critical reception - Netflix

Absolution was met with positive reviews from critics, holding an
average critic score of 72 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 16 reviews.
Alternative Press wrote that the album's “chaotic choruses feel like the
triumphant culmination of some earth-shattering undertaking”, while
Andrew Future of Drowned in Sound called it “a truly elemental opus”.
Tyler Fisher of Sputnikmusic hailed Absolution as Muse's most consistent
album to date and felt that the album had perfected the sound of the
band's previous releases, writing that it “expands on newer sounds and
improves on others.” Alexis Petridis of The Guardian wrote: “Muse sound
like a band who are at the top of their game. Their confidence carries
you through the album's excesses.” Rob Kemp of Rolling Stone was less
enthusiastic, drawing Radiohead comparisons but concluding that Matt
Bellamy “doesn't bring as much ingenuity to his singing.” In 2005,
Absolution was ranked number 345 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500
Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. The album was placed in at No.
23 after a public vote for Q in February 2008 for the Best British
Albums of All Time.